Scientific Classification of Taro and Red Pitaya

Taro and Red Pitaya Kingdom

The scientific classification of Taro and Red Pitaya includes the entire classification chart that includes kingdom, family, clade, tribe etc. A kingdom is the second highest taxonomic rank. A taxonomic rank is the level that a living organisms are placed in hierarchical level of arrangement of life forms. All the living organisms are divided into kingdoms. Plant kingdom is a main classification of living organisms that include all plants. There are six kingdoms which are: Plantae, Animalia, Fungi, Protista, Aschaea/Archaeabacteria and Bacteria Eubacteria. Taro and Red Pitaya kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.

Taro and Red Pitaya Family

Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Taro and Red Pitaya family is a major factor of Taro and Red Pitaya Scientific Classification. Plant family helps you narrow the search of your plants. It also gives you idea about, how the plant looks, how the seed will be like etc. These two plant families can be different or same. Taro belongs to the family Araceae and Red Pitaya belongs to the family Cactaceae.

Taro and Red Pitaya Genus and Other Classification

While comparing scientific classification, Taro and Red Pitaya genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Taro and Red Pitaya, other factors should also be taken into considerations like order, subfamilies, tribe, clade etc. First plant's genus is Alocasia and other plant's genus is Hylocereus. Taro tribe is Colocasiodeae and Red Pitaya tribe is Cacteae. Taro clade is Angiosperms and Monocots and order is Arales whereas Red Pitaya clade is Angiosperms, Core eudicots and Eudicots and order is Caryophyllales. Every plant have subfamilies. Taro subfamilies are, Aroideae and Red Pitaya subfamilies are Cactoideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Taro and Red Pitaya and other products also.